Discouraged workers are included in the calculation of the
i. unemployment rate.
Ii. labor force participation rate. iii. working-age population.

Question

Discouraged workers are included in the calculation of the
 i. unemployment rate.
Ii. labor force participation rate. iii. working-age population.

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Discouraged workers are not actively seeking employment and thus are not counted in the labor force, affecting neither the unemployment rate nor the labor force participation rate. However, they are part of the working-age population.

Discouraged Workers Are Included in the Calculation of the